D'Angelo

The Media’s Portrayal of African-Americans It is of no surprise to anyone that Africans have had a violent and discriminant history ever since they stepped foot in America. Even after the inspirational “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr, racism is prevalent throughout the country, and is influenced by the corrupt media .They are made out to be dangerous by the media, and it has very well reflected on the American population. Through the use of stereotypes, propaganda, and…

As humans, we are inconsiderate and greedy animals who proceed down the most corrupted path to achieve our goals. Gone are our ethical values when our hunger for success is unleashed. Unconcerned with the wellbeing of others, our lethal daggers plunge into our vulnerable prey. With so many witnesses, why does no one step forward to save the victim? The answer is rather vague, and the ambiguity of the response is meant to mask the shameful reality; we, the human race, are selfishly disgusting. We…

My discourse community is the Los Angeles Lakers, The lakers are one of the biggest teams in NBA history. They have a common goal which is to win as many world championships as they could so far they have 16 which is second of all time to the Boston Celtics who have 17. They get together for practice every day and spend a lot of time together off the court too, they also have an Instagram page which they upload pictures of players before the games or after games or during practice or they shoe…

Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak have recently intimated that the team needs a center to compensate for their lack of ceiling and a veteran point guard to provide backup minutes and guidance for their young spitfire duo of Jordan Clarkson and D’Angelo Russell, according to Basketball Insiders. Kupchak may have suddenly realized that there is only one full NBA season of experience between Clarkson and Russell and so both playmakers would need direction not only on the court but more…

Over the years, statistics have shown that NBA players who go to college tend to avoid bankruptcy just as frequently as those who go straight to the NBA from high school. [MC(1)] Along with this, findings also show that players should have to go through at least two years of college. The reasoning behind this is so that the players are intelligent enough to take care of their money. These two years of college could perhaps allow these athletes to make smart, sound choices with their life and…

The destruction of the Tower, the government subsidized highrise for lower income people, in which the Barksdale organization sold most of their drugs was a devastating loss of territory that forced the organization to return to selling drugs on the streets, the events are beneficial to the viewers because it allows the development of characters of Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell as they attempt to restructure their organization to accommodate the changes. The power that the Barksdale crew has…

Hawks, both good and bad, put on a fourth quarter push only to fall short, 100-87, for their 16th loss of the season. The game provided some positives; the Lakers out-rebounded the Hawks, had four players score in double-digits and an aggressive D’Angelo Russell posted his first career double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Like any rookie point guard, tasked with taking charge and being aggressive, Russell finished the contest with seven turnovers. As a matter of fact,…

TL;DR- Grammy's are coming up and I wanted to put in my thoughts on who should win. Now, I'm not going to go through all the nominees, but I will go through the ones I thought that need the spotlight on. Reminder, I am not a voting member in the Grammy's or a professional in music, so this is literally based on a teenager seeing the trends and doing her research. Since the plot twist in 2015 of "They Album of the Year" going to Beck rather than Beyoncé, we can see that the Grammy's voting is…

the upcoming episode. Another way in which Simon disorientates the viewer in the opening is by juxtaposing events that have nothing to do with one another. Potter points out that “the amount of recapping the show does is insufficient to bring the casual viewer up to speed” (195). The Wire is therefore not meant for the casual viewer, and Simon actively attempts to avoid them with vague openings and “lack of explicit storytelling “signposts” or elements of narrative redundancy” (Potter 192). A…

Introduction The question of the research project is “Does an NBA player’s social media behaviour influence people’s opinions?” This question refers to NBA players posting on social media and how it influences fans, other NBA players, the public or the world’s opinion about them as individual NBA players. Finding the information for this question was not easy, but it was manageable. Majority of the information found for the research topic was by researching on popular sports websites (Bleacher…